*Senate sacks Danladi Umar as chairman CCT (Vanguard)*Family laments non-payment of late soldier’s gratuity (Punch)

Senate sacks Danladi Umar as chairman CCT (Vanguard) The Senate has invoked the provisions of Section 157 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999, as amended and sacked Yakubu Danladi Umar as the Chairman of the…

*Lagos community seeks help over abandoned canal (Punch)*Tinubu rejects EU report on 2023 general elections (Vanguard)

Lagos community seeks help over abandoned canal (Punch) Landlords and residents of Oko-Oba, in the Orile Agege area of Lagos State, have expressed dissatisfaction over the abandoned projects including a canal that had turned into a death trap for residents…

Patrick Vieira: Crystal Palace sack manager after 18 months in charge

Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish says he will not rush appointing Patrick Vieira’s successor after the Frenchman was sacked following 18 months in charge. Vieira has left Palace after a run of 12 games without a victory in all competitions…

*2 ex-SARS officers bag death sentence for murder (Punch)*Fire guts 3-storey building on Martins Street, Lagos (Guardian)

2 ex-SARS officers bag death sentence for murder (Punch) A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced to death by hanging, two former members of the disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad for extra-judicial killing. Recall that five members…

*N118b, $309m fraud cases concealed under Magu – Panel (Punch)*NSCDC trains squad for schools protection (Guardian)

N118b, $309m fraud cases concealed under Magu – Panel (Punch) The presidential panel that probed former acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has revealed that 14 fraud cases involving N118 billion and $309 million were…

Arsenal begins Premier League season with win over Crystal Palace

Arsenal got their Premier League season off to a winning start as they battled to a hard-fought 2-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Confidence was high for the Gunners going into the opening night of the campaign, with…

EPL: Iwobi’s Everton escape relegation with 3-2 win against Palace

Everton secured their Premier League status thanks to a thrilling second half comeback from 2-0 down to beat Crystal Palace 3-2 in front of a cacophonous Goodison Park crowd. Nigeria’s Alex Iwobi played full time for Everton in the game…

*Bandits Abduct Farmers In Kaduna, Kidnap Lagos-Bound Travellers In Kogi (DailyTrust)*Deaf, dumb man rapes 11-year-old niece to death in Lagos (Vanguard)

Bandits Abduct Farmers In Kaduna, Kidnap Lagos-Bound Travellers In Kogi (DailyTrust) Bandits have abducted two farmers at Unguwar Barde village along Kaduna-Abuja highway. The incident happened on Wednesday afternoon while the villagers were cleaning the farm in preparation for farming…

*Who did this to me? Mother of girl killed at Lagos Yoruba Nation rally cries (Punch)*1 dies, scores injured as hoodlums invade Lagos community (Vanguard)

Who did this to me? Mother of girl killed at Lagos Yoruba Nation rally cries (Punch) The mother of the 14-year-old girl killed allegedly by a stray bullet during the Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos on Saturday has expressed sorrow…

Patrick Vieira ‘right man’ to succeed Emery, says David Seaman (Nation)

Patrick Vieira is the “right man” to become Arsenal boss, according to former Gunners goalkeeper David Seaman. Arsenal are starting their search for a new manager for only the second time in 23 years after sacking Unai Emery. And ex-Gunners…

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